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Colour

#77717A

  • #77717A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#77717A is a grey with RGB values 119, 113, 122 and HSL 280°, 4%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#77717A#77717A
HEX#77717A
RGBrgb(119, 113, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4431, 0.4784
RGB percentages46.7%, 44.3%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(280, 3.8%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 7.4%, 47.8%)
CMYK2.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,827,834
CSS custom property--colour: #77717A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#888E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70737Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#71737Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#777274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.1Gray · ΔE 7.8Slate grey · ΔE 10Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.6Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#747A71
Analogous#73717A, #7A7179
Triadic#7A7771, #717A77
Split complementary#797A71, #717A72
Tetradic#7A7271, #747A71, #71797A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDADD
Lighter +30%#C3C0C4
Lighter +20%#AAA5AC
Lighter +10%#908B93
Darker −10%#5D5860
Darker −20%#434045
Darker −30%#2A272B
Darker −40%#100F10
More saturated +25%#815497
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R119
G113
B122
Red119 (46.7%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)3.83%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 71 · B 7A

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